Weatherstrip



Dec. 29, 1931.

E. E.l GREENE 1,838,544

WEATHER STRIP Filed Nov. l1, 1929 I .PZ`

A ftorney Inventor Patented Dec. 29, 1931 1,8Sasa ELMER n. GREENE, on A L'roonn, PENNSYLVANIA v wEAcr-'Hnnslfrnrr Application mea Navember 11,1929. serieu No. 406,376.

This invention appertains to new Vand useful improvements in window weatherstripping and more particularly to meansjofthis character especially adapted for use in conjunction with railway car windows. Y

The principal object of this invention is to provide a weatherstrip which will effectively serve to exclude weather and alsofpre-Y vent rattling of the window. 'i Another important object of the invention is to provide a weatherstripV of the character described, which will permit'the more easy actuation of the window due to the anti-fric tional nature thereof. Y i

During the Ycourse of the following specication and claim,y various other objectsand advantages ofthe invention will become apparent.

In the drawings; Y f Figure l represents a fragmentary'hori- Zontal sectional view through a window frame, sash and the novel weatherstrippingV structure. J Figure 2 represents a fragmentary perspective view of the guide for the sash.

Figure 3 represents a fragmentary perspective view of the spring weath-erstrip.

By referring' to the drawings, it will be seen that like numerals represent like parts as described hereinafter. Numeral 5 represents the usual stile portion of a metallic car vwin-V dow frame, the same being bent inwardly as at 6, outwardly as at 7, and then Vbaclrwardly in parallel relation with respect to the poi`-V tion 6 as at 8, to abut the outside car plate 9 as at 10. The, oppositeVV longitudinal edge' portion of the stile is bent outwardly as at ll and against the. inner wall l2 of the car as at 13.

guide, which is channeledin the manner denoted by numeral l5. The intermediateportion of the stile is usually bulged outwardly as at 16 throughout its longitudinal extent-to partly receive the guide 14, which guide is secured to this bulged portion of the stile by suitable screws` 17. The space between the guides lll and the inwardly disposed portion 6 of the stile serves as a guideway forthe window sash, although the guide is bevelled v Numeral ll represents the usual curtain erally referred to Vby numeral The window sash frame is denoted by numeral 18 and `as at 15 for cooperation with the latch gen-y 4 is suitably reduced at its inner edge portion to i accommodate the `transparent pane 19, which panels usually secured tothe frame bysome form of molding20.

rIhe outer vertical edge portionsl of the i frame 18 are channeled as at 2l to receive the metallic guide, which in Figure 2 is generally referred to by numeral 22; rlhis guideconsists of an elongated sheet of metal bent to v provide a trough 23 and a laterally disposed flange 24, which flange Vis provided with a suitable number of openings 25-through which securing means 26 may be disposed for securl v-ing the same guide to the framelS.

The frame is not only channeled to receive i p, the trough 23, but isalso reduced at its front side to accommodate the flange 2li, so that the outer-surface thereof will be substantially flush with the outer surface of the frame. y

. The spring weatherstrip is generally re- Y ferred to in Figure 3 by the'numeral 27v and consists of a plate 28 bent laterally at one end portion as denoted by numeral 29 for disposr tion between thebuldged portionfl! of the window`-frame stile andthe aforementioned guide 14, as in the manner shown in Figure 1. y The intermediacy of the plate 28 is dis posed spacedly between the sash frame 18 and the intermediacy of the frame stile 5. Y

The opposite edge portion of the sheet is bent laterally as at 30 and inwardly as at 31,

.the bent portions 32 being cylindrical in the manner. shown in Figure 3. The free edge portion` of the portion 31 is constructed to provide a longitudinally extending rib 33 for itensional vengagement within the trough 23,

as m the manner clearly shown in Figure lf It will be observed. that the intermediacy of the sheet 28 as well as the portion 30 will lie flatly against the intermediacy of the stile 5 and the portion 6 thereof respectively as in the manner shownin Figure l. The cvlin# dricalsprung portion 32 will project beyond vthe inner edge of the portion 6 while the por 'tions 3l of the sheet will obliquely traverse the space between the sash frame 18 and the portion 6 of the frame stile 5so that its ridge portion 33 will tensionally hear in the trough 23.

llo :lloremutuel latch 3l comprises t s bevelled head 36 of the bolt may engage the hevelled surface of the guide 14: in the manner shown in Figure l. An elongated handle 37 projects through the sleeve 35 and a spring 38 serves to urge the holt normally toward lo. the guide 14. It will thus he seen that the sash will always betensioned in a4 direction toward the portion 6 of the window frame. Preferably the trough structure in the weatherstrip is manufactured of brass or some other anti-fricti'ona'l4 metal', hut while the foregoing description has specifically set forth the details of the invention, it is `to-loe understood that Various changes in the shape, size end materiels may e resorted to without ,o departing frein the spirit or scope of the invention as Claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention7 what is claimed as new is:

In combination with a window frame having a stile at each side thereofand a` sash having; a groove in each side edgeofits outer fece, a U-sliaped strip snuglr fitting in each groove and having aiange attached tothe sash, `a spring strip having one-edge attached to each side of thewindow frame with apart bent at right angles and contacting the inner face of the stile, said part being rolled to forni a tubular head which is located beyond the stile and an extension on the bead onthe stile aiengaging part of the strip having onev edge connected; with the bead forming partv and its other edgebent into U-sliape to fit inthe U- shape part of the irst strip, the said extension, th-e stile engaging part and the major vportion of the frame engaging part of the strip being of plain, flat construction;

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ELMER E. GREENE. 

